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Daily Maverick
March 10, 2018
Over two days in January, two significant events connected to the security establishment occurred in the Republic of the Congo. First ... A securocratic government might well keep Congo's regime in power, but it makes political transitions uncertain and inherently unstable. Dabira, Mokoko and Mbouala allÃÂ ...
defenceWeb
March 9, 2018
People protesting against the government in Brazzaville. Over two days in January, two significant events connected to the security establishment occurred in the Republic of the Congo. First, general-turned-media mogul Norbert Dabira was arrested. Then the head of the Republican Guard, GeneralÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
March 7, 2018
In the Republic of the Congo, I welcome the cease-fire agreement between the Government and armed groups to end the crisis in the Pool region. My Office is discussing with the Government the need for a genuinely independent and effective national commission of inquiry on allegations of seriousÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
February 28, 2018
Don Pramudwinai, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand, said the Royal Thai Government had designated, for the first time ever, human rights as a .... Always mindful of values of peace and stability within its borders, the Republic of the Congo was working to ensure that these values were held true withinÃÂ ...
OZY
February 27, 2018
So when launching a Skype video call to Moldova, Europe's poorest country with a per capita GDP less than that of the Republic of the Congo, I wasn't ... of buying a computer is quite a high barrier, not the cost of the internet itself,” says Vlad Manoil, chief reengineering officer at the e-Government Center.
Esquire.com
February 27, 2018
Instead, in flagrant disregard of the Constitution and common sense, the government has separated a young child from her mother. At the moment, the DRC, which is not to be confused with the Republic of the Congo, is undergoing what the United Nations calls an “extraordinary humanitarian disaster.
Stars and Stripes FC
February 25, 2018
The Togo team bus was crossing the border from the Republic of the Congo into Cabinda. Cabinda is separated from the rest of Angola by a strip of land from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cabinda is the center of a power struggle between the Angolan government and separatist groups who wantÃÂ ...
Business Day
February 20, 2018
London — The Republic of the Congo is set to become the latest African country to start debt-relief talks with trading houses after borrowing $2bn from merchants, such as Trafigura and Glencore, but ... "All in all, we don't think the government is in a desperate situation and requires a massive restructuring.
Green Left Weekly
February 15, 2018
Africa desperately needs diversification, but governments of resource-cursed countries are instead excessively influenced by TNCs intent on extraction. Even within the Bank such ... This included Angola (68% shrinkage), the Republic of the Congo (49%) and Equatorial Guinea (39%). As commodity pricesÃÂ ...
The Christian Century
February 13, 2018
“It is hard for them to trust democracy or government when actions like this occur,” she said. “To be living in this country ... Bikindou came to the United States from the Republic of the Congo on an educational visa and applied for and was denied asylum, Baptist News reported. He received documentsÃÂ ...
Business Day
February 9, 2018
Africa desperately needs diversification from mining, but governments remain influenced by trans-national corporations intent on extraction. ... countries suffered massive shrinkage in adjusted net savings, including Angola (68% of its wealth), the Republic of the Congo (49%) and Equatorial Guinea (39%).
Mail & Guardian
February 8, 2018
Africa desperately needs diversification from mining but governments remain influenced by transnational corporates intent on extraction. ... From 1990 to 2015, the adjusted net saving of African countries shrank, including Angola's (68% of its wealth), the Republic of the Congo's (49%) and EquatorialÃÂ ...
The Stage
February 8, 2018
In the event that there is 'no deal' by the end of the negotiations, the UK government has provided reassurance that it will underwrite the payments of awards ... REPUBLIC OF CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE The ITI Centre of the Republic of the Congo is organising the first edition of FITAAS (International Festival ofÃÂ ...
The Christian Century
February 7, 2018
“It is hard for them to trust democracy or government when actions like this occur,” she said. “To be living in this country ... Bikindou came to the United States from the Republic of the Congo on an educational visa, and applied for and was denied asylum, Baptist News reported. He received documentsÃÂ ...
The Herald
February 6, 2018
Africa desperately needs diversification, but governments of resource-cursed countries are instead excessively influenced by TNCs' intent on extraction. ... (a process termed “dissaving”as a polite substitute for “looting”), including Angola (68 percent), the Republic of the Congo (49 percent) and EquatorialÃÂ ...
Mintpress News (blog)
February 6, 2018
Africa desperately needs diversification, but governments of resource-cursed countries are instead excessively influenced by TNCs intent on extraction. ... ANS shrinkage (a process termed 'dissaving' as a polite substitute for 'looting'), including Angola (68 percent), the Republic of the Congo (49 percent)ÃÂ ...
EcoWatch
January 27, 2018
The Cuvette Centrale, which spans both the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (see map below), is the second-largest tropical wetland in the world. ... At present, government officials from the DRC have granted logging access to 20 percent of the forested peatlands.
Coastweek
January 16, 2018
AU heads of state and government adopted the “Financing of the Union” decision during the 27th AU Summit held in Kigali in July 2016. ... Fourteen among them—Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Chad, Djibouti, Guinea, Sudan, Morocco, the Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Gabon, Cameroon, Sierra Leone andÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 14, 2018
... northern Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia representing eastern Africa, Chad and the Republic of the Congo representing central Africa, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire representing western Africa, and South Africa and Botswana representing southern Africa. AU heads of state and government adopted the "FinancingÃÂ ...
Yeni Şafak English
January 2, 2018
He said Turkey supported Afghanistan via TIKA's assistance in the health sector across the country and thanked the Turkish people and the Turkish government. ... Since then CAR refugees are still sheltering in Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Republic of the Congo.
UNIAN
January 1, 2018
The Republic of the Congo, 34. ... The following groups of travelers will not be subject to scanning of biometric data: heads of state and government of foreign countries, members of parliamentary and government delegations, technical personnel serving such delegations (persons) and members of theirÃÂ ...
Xinhua
December 24, 2017
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has noted with satisfaction the signing of a cessation of hostilities and ceasefire agreement in the Pool Department between the Government of the Republic of the Congo and the Reverend Priest Ntumi, in Kinkala, according to a statementÃÂ ...
Brown Political Review
December 14, 2017
In the Republic of the Congo, an internet shutdown was estimated to have cost $72 million, nearly one percent of its 2015 GDP. Worse, internet shutdowns can disrupt hospitals and classrooms, interfering with proper medical care and impeding students' ability to learn. Taking away these basic servicesÃÂ ...
Coastweek
December 14, 2017
In Chad, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo, serious economic difficulties combined with political and social tensions between the respective governments and the oppositions remain a cause for concern, he told the Security Council. In Cameroon, half of the country's regions are affected by either theÃÂ ...
Xinhua
December 13, 2017
In Chad, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo, serious economic difficulties combined with political and social tensions between the respective governments and the oppositions remain a cause for concern, he told the Security Council. In Cameroon, half of the country's regions are affected by either theÃÂ ...
News24
December 12, 2017
Van der Heever said Kouwenhoven had been former Liberian president Taylor's confidant and was a friend of the president of the Republic of the Congo, doing business with that government in 2016. Kouwenhoven had been embroiled in legal battles for years. He was arrested in the Netherlands in 2005ÃÂ ...
SaharaReporters.com
December 7, 2017
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a businessman, Ani Paulinus Onyeka, to forfeit to the Nigerian government $700,000 out of the ... Mr. Oyedepo said the defendant, who claimed to be from the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), was given the sum by one Ikechukwu Frank to beÃÂ ...
Bahamas Tribune
December 1, 2017
It's the world's premier measurement of economic freedom, measuring and ranking countries in five areas: size of government, legal structure and ... #The 10 lowest-ranked countries are: Iran, Chad, Myanmar, Syria, Libya, Argentina, Algeria, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic andÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
November 22, 2017
The meeting was hosted by the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security and was attended by representatives of the Republic Angola, the Republic of the Congo and the Republic of South Africa, as well as the United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region,ÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
November 3, 2017
Although the Republic of the Congo (RoC), which is classified as a lower-middle-income country, has seen strong economic growth in recent years, ... According to the Government of RoC and the UN, approximately 81,000 people had fled their homes as of May 2017, nearly a six-fold increase from theÃÂ ...
CPJ Press Freedom Online
September 18, 2017
... and sends a chilling message to the media in Republic of the Congo that the government will not respect the fundamental right of journalists to gather ... Freedom of the press in the Republic of the Congo depends on a climate in which journalists can work without fear of reprisal, which in turn depends onÃÂ ...
Smithsonian Insider (blog)
December 31, 1999
In 2012, the government of Gabon and Shell Gabon contracted a company to build a new road between Loubomo and Moungagara. Shell Gabon requested that SCBI's Center ... That expanded our library to species in neighboring areas of Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. Overall, we've significantlyÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
Moreover, according to the Government of the Republic of Congo, about 81 000 people have been displaced in the Pool and Bouenza Department (South of the country) following the armed conflict escalation in these departments. This situation has undermined agriculture, hindered market access andÃÂ ...
Independent Catholic News
December 31, 1999
This is also the context for the Holy See's pactional activities, which last year saw the signing, in February, of the Framework Agreement with the Republic of the Congo, and, in August, of the Agreement between the Secretariat of State and the Government of the Russian Federation enabling the holders ofÃÂ ...
The Hindu
December 31, 1999
In 2015, for example, the entrenched rulers of Burundi, the Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, respectively, legally extended their tenures beyond the original ... Monrovia joins Banjul (Gambia) and Abuja (Nigeria), two other West African capitals, where new governments have recently defied the odds.
Xinhua
December 31, 1999
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Congo and a group led by Pastor Ntumi on Saturday. In a statement, his spokesperson Stephane DujarricÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
Addis Ababa, 23 December 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, notes with satisfaction the signing of a Cessation of Hostilities and Ceasefire Agreement in the Pool Department between the Government of the Republic of the Congo and the Reverend PriestÃÂ ...
Coastweek
November 20, 2017
He urged the government to get back to stepping up efforts in raising ... Sierra Leone, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Mozambique.
mindbodygreen.com
November 12, 2017
... and the Republic of the Congo—with a combined 1,187 negotiators in ... 350 billion euros to convince the government to put an end to fossil ...
Mongabay.com
November 9, 2017
... the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. ... as government officials try to drum up more support for conservation ...
Cond
November 6, 2017
... capital cities of different Congo nations: the Republic of the Congo, and ... which Congo government is seen as more stable at any given time.
ReliefWeb
November 3, 2017
Although the Republic of the Congo (RoC), which is classified as a ... According to the Government of RoC and the UN, approximately 81,000Â ...
The Atlantic
November 2, 2017
... population of the Republic of the Congo applied for the US diversity ... It's the story of a government program, almost all of whose costs are ...
CNBCAfrica.com
October 31, 2017
`We hope our government will support us in our role as guardians of this ... The Esperanza will make its way to the Republic of the Congo on ...
HuffPost
October 23, 2017
This followed years of efforts from coalitions such as the one I lead, Publish What You Pay, together with committed leaders in government, ...
Coastweek
October 23, 2017
The heads of State and Government have also discussed the measures in place to ... Burundi, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, ...
AllAfrica.com
October 20, 2017
Angola handed over the chair of ICGLR to the Republic of the Congo, after two consecutive terms at the helm of the organisation.
Xinhua
October 19, 2017
The heads of State and Government have also discussed the ... Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, Kenya, ...
Business Day
October 18, 2017
Brazzaville — The Republic of the Congo plans to replace the board of ... The reform plans come as the government negotiates with the IMF for ...
CPI Financial
October 16, 2017
Moody's Investor's Service said in an annual report the Government of the Republic of the Congo's (ROC, Caa2 negative) credit profile reflects ...
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